This week's challenge at Three Muses is: INCREDIBLE JOURNEY
"Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting!" -White Rabbit
It's incredible really, how late I always am on every journey! My Dad used to get so mad at me when I was a little girl because I was always the last one to get in the car when we were going somewhere...not much has changed in the last 35+ years -
I always think of so many things I need to do at the last moment!
Take a peek here for more incredible journeys...
I made the Starbucks messenger bag! I woke up around 8:30 yesterday, made some Verona, went online and found a few tutorials - here, here, here and here - got a few hints and then I dove in! 6 hrs. later - voila'...
My old Singer was so happy to have a new project underway... she told me so...
Look - pockets and everything!
I'm itching to start something new. It's been too long since I've made anything fun. My poor sewing machine is gathering dust. I want to make a purse out of Starbucks shopping bags or maybe a new little doll or a small bear...I have a few ideas...I just need to gather my thoughts and dive in...
The prompt for Photo Friday forced me to get up from my fav spot to photograph it. I love my bed! Cool, soft sheets, diffused sunlight coming through my window, books and laptop fingertips away...on hot Florida days like this...my bed soothes and comforts me. I could write poetry (i.e. Ode to an afternoon nap) but suffice it to say...I love my bed...it's my favorite spot.
How fun it is to laugh and be silly! I love to giggle with my girls and it seems that once we get started then everything is funny. Last night Camille and I stayed up late making hysterical videos of ourselves with weird voices - her new laptop has a webcam program that lets you record yourself with all different voices. Our favorite was the Ducky voice - we talked and quacked at each other and when we played it back we laughed until it hurt!
I need a new camera. I WANT a new camera. I want it NOW. The silly camera I'm currently using only works when it wants to! So I need a new one. I could just run out and charge one to my American Express but we are trying to save for things and only buy when we have the cash for them. Yuck! - this is taking all the self - control I have!
Everything is tingly and exciting around here. My sweet Lolly-girl has a little Lolly-boy that she's been talking to and seeing (as a friend) lately. It's amazing the feelings that are stirred in me by my daughter's romantic adventures! It has caused me to think about when Joe and I first started seeing each other.
My sister Lois created this artwork for us - it includes oodles of meaningful words and phrases that we used with each other.
Joe and I just returned from a 4 day motorcycle trip up the coast to St. Augustine. The weather was gorgeous and we fell in love with the little historic city with it's brick-paved streets and multitude of garden eateries. Our favorite spot was A1A Ale Works where we enjoyed their delicious hand-crafted Red Brick Ale - YUM!
I've been away from my creative self and I want to come back. I've been off worrying about things like responsibilities and earning money. I haven't been letting myself think about making Art for the sake of Art (that's not practical - "you can't make a living that way" - I've been telling myself!) But now I feel empty and hollow - I feel dryed up and very brittle - like the slightest brush with anything might cause me to snap rather than bend and go with the flow. I need to ease back into my creative self once again and find enjoyment in the process and not the "product".
